Species [var. pachydermum]:
Cell body 78-117 μm long, 60-87 μm wide, isthmus 25-34 μm wide,
semicells semielliptical in shape, corners rounded. [var. aethiopicum W. et G.S. West ]: Semicells nearly half-circle; cellwall thin; cell body 64-107 μm long, 56-80 μm wide, isthmus 28-34 μm wide. [var. ellipticum Hinode ]: Semicells rectangular at base; curvature of lateral margins weak compared to var. pachydermum; cell body 94-100 μm long, 67-74 μm wide, isthmus 28-34 μm wide. [var. heptagonum Grönblad ]: Semicells irregular pentagon in shape; posterior half of lateral margins nearly straight; cell body 94-100 μm long, 67-74 μm wide, isthmus 28-34 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
A small pond near Yamakado marsh (Yamakado-Suigen-no-Mori), Nishi-Azai town, Shiga Pref., Japan, June 30, 2008, by Y. Tsukii
